diff --git a/.aliases.d/0-define-editors.sh b/.aliases.d/0-define-editors.sh
index 9d5a66a..eb08cb1 100644
--- a/.aliases.d/0-define-editors.sh
+++ b/.aliases.d/0-define-editors.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,21 @@
-# clear out the screen
-clear
+# to change default editor change order here:
+editors=("nano" "pico" "neovim" "vim" "vi" "emacs")
+geditors=("geany" "brackets" "notepadqq" "code" "medit" "gnome-text-editor" "mousepad" "leafpad" "kwrite" "kate" "pluma" "xed" "sublime" "atom" "gvim")
+
+for editor in "${editors[@]}"; do
+    full_path=$(command -v "$editor" 2> /dev/null)
+    if [ -n "$full_path" ]; then
+        export EDITOR="$full_path"
+        break
+    fi
+done
+for geditor in "${geditors[@]}"; do
+    full_path=$(command -v "$geditor" 2> /dev/null)
+    if [ -n "$full_path" ]; then
+        export VISUAL="$full_path"
+        break
+    fi
+done
+alias ,='$EDITOR'
+vis() { $VISUAL $@ & }
+alias @='vis'
diff --git a/scripts/helper/scan_aliases.sh b/scripts/helper/scan_aliases.sh
index e00d3a3..8885190 100755
--- a/scripts/helper/scan_aliases.sh
+++ b/scripts/helper/scan_aliases.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ prompter_for_fix() {
 good=1
 if [ ! -f "$SANE_CHECKER" ]; then
 	   echo -e "\033[0;34m 1st run added to sane sum file! \033[0m"
-	   $SHA_SUM_APP {~/scripts/*.sh,~/.aliases.d/*.sh,~/.bash_aliases,~/.bashrc,~/.bash_logout,~/scripts/helper/.git_bash_prompt,~/.profile,~/scripts/helper/.kube-ps1,~/scripts/helper/theme} > "$tmpsum" 2>/dev/null
+	   $SHA_SUM_APP {~/scripts/*.sh,~/scripts/helper/*.sh,~/.aliases.d/*.sh,~/.bash_aliases,~/.bashrc,~/.bash_logout,~/scripts/helper/.git_bash_prompt,~/.profile,~/scripts/helper/.kube-ps1,~/scripts/helper/theme} > "$tmpsum" 2>/dev/null
 	   require_root "$SANE_CHECKER" "$tmpsum"
 	   good=0
 	else
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ check_certificates() {
 			  SANE_TEST_FAILED=1
 		   fi
 	   done
+	   for FILE in ~/scripts/helper/*.sh; do
+		   if [ -f "$FILE" ] && ! grep -q "$FILE" "$SANE_CHECKER"; then
+			  echo -e "\033[0;31m $FILE is a new file! \r\n Please Scan it for viruses. \033[0m" >> "$error_status"
+			  SANE_TEST_FAILED=1
+		   fi
+	   done
 	   for FILE in ~/.aliases.d/*.sh; do
 		   if [ -f "$FILE" ] && ! grep -q "$FILE" "$SANE_CHECKER"; then
 			  echo -e "\033[0;31m $FILE is a new file! \r\n Please Scan it for viruses. \033[0m" >> "$error_status"